Trokiando (Spanish for 'trucking'; Spanglish) is a Mexican-American subculture of car enthusiasts based around the customization of pickup trucks (trokas). Members call themselves takuaches (masc., from Spanish tlacuache 'opossum') or takuachitas (fem.). Trokiano is in part a continuation of the Mexican-American car customization tradition from lowrider culture, coupled with an idiosyncratic aesthetic combining Hispanic cowboy culture affects with American pop culture, defined by the novel Edgar haircut.

History

Trokiando appeared in the northeastern Mexican states of Chihuahua, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas before spreading into the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The subculture then spread across the southwestern United States, largely due to social media like TikTok popularizing the takuache aesthetic.^[1]

Culture

Takuaches readily use Spanglish as a form of self-expression and for shibboleths, particularly via the phrase "No quema llan[t]a la troca, cuh" (transl. "That truck can't burn rubber, [cuh]"), sometimes shortened to "No quema, cuh." The term 'cuh', a clipping of 'cousin', is used as a multifarious noun of address by takuaches.^[2]

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Derision

mocked^[4]

pocho^[1]

Aesthetics

Stuff of note

Alucín^[5]^[6]
Corridos Tumbados / Narcocorridos

References

^ ^a ^b Ogaz, Roxana (June 8, 2026). "Qué es ser Takuache o quema cuh: Te explicamos más sobre esta subcultura de mexicoamericanos - El Heraldo de Chihuahua" [What does it mean to be a “takuache” or “quema cuh”? Here's more about this subculture of young Mexican-Americans]. OEM (in Spanish). El Heraldo de Chihuahua. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
^ Sánchez, Moisés (February 3, 2023). "¿Qué son "takuaches" y el "no quema, cuh", la nueva moda entre los méxico- americanos?" [What are “takuaches” and “no quema, cuh,” the new trend among Mexican Americans?]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-23.
^ Saenz-Quintana, Daniela (June 4, 2024). "Takuaches, Hoochie Mamas and Ball: Let's talk About Subcultures". Stephens Life. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
^ Martinez, Sarah (December 5, 2021). "The 'Edgar' haircut San Antonio makes fun of might be rooted in indigenous culture". MySanAntonio.com. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
^ "Qué es ser un alucín y por qué les dicen así". Grupo Milenio (in Spanish). November 14, 2023. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
^ "Los "alucines", jóvenes que sueñan con ser narcotraficantes". El Diario de Chihuahua (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-15.

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[Ogaz-1] Ogaz, Roxana (June 8, 2026). "Qué es ser Takuache o quema cuh: Te explicamos más sobre esta subcultura de mexicoamericanos - El Heraldo de Chihuahua" [What does it mean to be a “takuache” or “quema cuh”? Here's more about this subculture of young Mexican-Americans]. OEM (in Spanish). El Heraldo de Chihuahua. Retrieved 2026-06-23.

[Sanchez-2] Sánchez, Moisés (February 3, 2023). "¿Qué son "takuaches" y el "no quema, cuh", la nueva moda entre los méxico- americanos?" [What are “takuaches” and “no quema, cuh,” the new trend among Mexican Americans?]. El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-23.

[Saenz-3] Saenz-Quintana, Daniela (June 4, 2024). "Takuaches, Hoochie Mamas and Ball: Let's talk About Subcultures". Stephens Life. Retrieved 2026-06-15.

[4] Martinez, Sarah (December 5, 2021). "The 'Edgar' haircut San Antonio makes fun of might be rooted in indigenous culture". MySanAntonio.com. Retrieved 2026-06-23.

[5] "Qué es ser un alucín y por qué les dicen así". Grupo Milenio (in Spanish). November 14, 2023. Retrieved 2026-06-15.

[6] "Los "alucines", jóvenes que sueñan con ser narcotraficantes". El Diario de Chihuahua (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-15.

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